polymers

polymers that can be softened by heating, shaped and set over and over again. Recyclable.

Polypropylene, high density polyethylene

Flexible, easily extruded, tough, chemically resistant

Bottles, food packaging, plastic carrier bags, car light

Brittle and can only be formed once. Hard to recycle.

Good insulators , resistant to heat and chemicals. Tend to burn than melt

Kitchenware, electrical fittings, electrical objects

Epoxy resin, polyester resin, phenol formaldehyde

Crude oil

Finite resource that is found in earths crust

Extraction of raw materials. Refining process transforms crude oil into different products. Heated in furnace then sent to a distillation unit where separated into fractions. Processing- materials blended make formulations for plagios